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Overview
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Apple’s current operating system is completely user friendly and provides a quality smartphone experience with perhaps the best ecosystem. Apple itself has the control over its hardware, software and apps, therefore there is a strict quality check.
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The Android operating system is once again very customizable and if you are a Google lover then you are going to have a great time with Android services. Android has major market share.
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Users are going to find that Windows Phone 8 offers an elegant and playful user experience. The same outlook as that on Windows laptops is definitely an advantage when it comes to functionality and handling.
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Performance
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Admirable performance; the system supports the new features really well
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Generally Android performs well but on more expensive or reputable phones than on the cheaper ones
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Very good performance
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Battery User Friendly
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Average
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Above Average
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Average
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Apps
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There are over 750,000 apps. Therefore a wide variety with good quality
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Android also has a large selection of apps and most of them are free but with poor quality control.
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Because of less market share it has very less apps to offer and these tend to be expensive when compared with others.
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Widgets
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No widgets
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Lots of widgets which are resizable and many lockscreen options
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Live displays on icons
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Handsets and Affordability
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Good quality handsets with not so good affordability ratings. They still have high resale value
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Android system is available in cheaper phones as well, the prices depend upon build quality
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Attractive handsets with latest features and yet more affordable than iDevices but less affordable than Android phones
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Memory and storage
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No expandable memory
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Memory can be expanded
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Memory can be expanded on most cells
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Internet Browsing
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Full Screen excellent browsing experience with reduced data use.
No support for Adobe Flash. Can sync with other devices with iCloud
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Google’s Android lets you attain a fast browsing experience. No support for Adobe Flash. Can be synced with other Android devices
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Complete HTML 5 browsing experience. Compresses the page to reduce data use.
No support for Adobe Flash
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Photo & Video Option
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Excellent quality of photos and there are many apps for editing photos. Rapid shooting, photos can be taken from lock screen due to physical button. Photos can be shared easily
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Superb quality of photos especially on expensive handsets. There are many ways and apps to edit photos taken. Rapid shooting. Can be shared easily.
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With Nokia, you get excellent shooting experience. There is an Auto-fix option and Lens feature which improve photo quality. Cannot share easily
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Gaming
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Fun and quality gaming experience
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Lots of apps for gaming but quality lags behind iOS
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Xbox gaming platform (live) available.
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Emails
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Emailing can be done smoothly and in between other iDevices, texts and pictures can be sent freely. Voice activated text messages.
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Gmail integration allows smooth emailing service. voice activated text messages.
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Different inboxes can be linked with each other. Emails can be sent smoothly, although it doesn’t work well with Gmail. Voice activated text messages.
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Video Calls
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Facetime video and Skype allowed
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Google Hangouts, GTalk and Skype allowed
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Skype allowed
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Advantages
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Large ecosystem allows syncing, sharing and remote control over secret and personal data.
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Different security options e.g. unlocking the phone with eye identification.
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There is a kid’s corner that allows the kids to play without disturbing other settings. Availability of Hubs that lets you group similar features like photos from different galleries and social medias
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Disadvantages
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Very expensive phones and requires a good technical knowledge to jail break it
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Free market share has no quality control, therefore quality of phone and apps suffers
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Very less market share therefore it is not well supported with some very popular apps,
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